FR Fireball

The Ryan FR Fireball is an American mixed-power fighter aircraft designed by Ryan Aeronautical for the United States Navy during World War II. It was the Navy's first aircraft with a jet engine. Only 66 aircraft were built before Japan surrendered in August 1945. The FR-1 Fireball equipped a single squadron before the war's end, but did not see combat. The aircraft ultimately proved to lack the structural strength required for operations aboard aircraft carriers and was withdrawn in mid-1947.

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FR Fireball; Fireball; Fireball aircraft; Ryan FR Fireball; Ryan Fireball
carrier-capable fighter, 

Aquilon, CF-101 Voodoo, F-16 Block 15 Fighting Falcon, F-16 Block 15OCU Fighting Falcon, F-16 Block 20 Fighting Falcon, F-16A Block 1 Fighting Falcon, F-16CJ Fighting Falcon, FR-1 Fireball, Messerschmitt Me 328, P-12, PW-9, Venom Fighter Bomber, 

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  FR-1 Fireball ⓘ
  1944 fighter aircraft model by Ryan

Frameless

Ryan FR Fireball being hoisted on USS Anchorage (LSD-36) c1969

Ryan FR-1 Fireball being hoisted on USS Anchorage (LSD-36) c1969

FR-1 Fireball of VF-41 in flight c1945

Ryan FR-1 in flight near NAS Pax c1945

FR-1s NAN4-61

Ryan FR-1 Fireball is launched from USS Charger (CVE-30), circa in 1945

Ryan FR-1 Fireballs aboard USS Ranger (CV-4), in May 1945 (USN 1053774)

3/4 rear view of the Ryan FR-1 airplane mounted in the NACA Ames 40x80 foot wind tunnel from below. Production configuration.

3/4 front view from below of the Ryan FR-1 airplane mounted in the NACA Ames 40x80 foot wind tunnel. Production configuration.

Ryan FR-1s VF-66 NAS North Island 1945

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
class	aircraft		FR-1 Fireball	Ryan FR Fireball	Wikidata
commons	image		Ryan FR Fireball being hoisted on USS Anchorage (LSD-36) c1969		Commons
commons	image		Ryan FR-1 Fireball being hoisted on USS Anchorage (LSD-36) c1969		Commons
commons	image		FR-1 Fireball of VF-41 in flight c1945		Commons
commons	image		Ryan FR-1 in flight near NAS Pax c1945		Commons
commons	image		FR-1s NAN4-61		Commons
commons	image		Ryan FR-1 Fireball is launched from USS Charger (CVE-30), circa in 1945		Commons
commons	image		Ryan FR-1 Fireballs aboard USS Ranger (CV-4), in May 1945 (USN 1053774)		Commons
commons	image		3/4 rear view of the Ryan FR-1 airplane mounted in the NACA Ames 40x80 foot wind tunnel from below. Production configuration.		Commons
commons	image		3/4 front view from below of the Ryan FR-1 airplane mounted in the NACA Ames 40x80 foot wind tunnel. Production configuration.		Commons
commons	image		Ryan FR-1s VF-66 NAS North Island 1945		Commons